Growing Jewish Education in Challenging Times

For the past few years, the cost of Jewish education in the U.S. has been at the fore-front of many communal discussions. Op-eds have appeared in numerous publications; the Jewish Federations of North America hosted a session on the subject during last fall’s GA and various conference dialogues have ensued. Discussions, and studies continue, but solutions still seem to be elusive. And, while panic has been replaced with a level of calm in the … [Read more...] about Growing Jewish Education in Challenging Times

by Jonathan Woocher
The 20th century Jewish sage Stan Lee taught us that with great power comes great responsibility. It is equally true, I believe, that with great challenge comes great opportunity.
This is a moment of enormous opportunity for Jewish education. Yes, there are real challenges out there (we’ll get to those), but we have never been in a better position to create a panoply of opportunities for Jewish learning that are … [Read more...] about Growing Jewish Education in Challenging Times: Seizing the Opportunities

by Adena Raub
As Jews, we are living in an era of unprecedented freedom and choice. Jewish families now have the opportunity to choose how to educate their children in both secular and Jewish studies. Our children are no longer assigned to specific schools based on religious background. Rather than treat the decision as a burden, we should be grateful for the ability to make such a choice. Educational choice is a blessing.
All of the … [Read more...] about Educational Choice is a Blessing

by Dr. Eli Gottlieb
I’ve been reading this series with great interest. It’s generated some provocative analyses and creative suggestions. But it’s also left me with a nagging doubt that I’ve been struggling to put into words. What it comes down to, I think, is an intuitive resistance to the terms in which the debate has been cast. It would be perverse to argue that the economic crisis has not put enormous pressure on our communal structures. … [Read more...] about Two Contrarian Thoughts about Growth in Challenging Times

by Yonatan Ariel
How do we make the Jewish journey compelling? I believe we need to reconfigure the art of Jewish conversation. We need to encourage exploratory, open conversation aimed at strengthening and deepening the foundations of one’s connections to Judaism in the world. For me one of the great treasures of conversation is the unexpected. Not the outrageous, nor the gaudy, but the comment that is the produce of a fertile mind absorbed … [Read more...] about The Art of Content Conversations

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